Bangladesh – Ekushey Boi Mela Concludes After a Month of Low Attendance, Poor Sales, Censorship and Mob Rule
Stalls were shut down, books removed, and even female hygiene products were targetted by Islamic extremist elements.
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Category: South Asia
Myanmar’s Publishing Industry: Resilient Amid Digital Growth and Brutal Civil War
Spare a thought for Myanmar’s readers, authors and publishers as this globally ignored but brutal civil war continues.
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Pakistan – Punjab University 3-Day Book Fair Sold 100,000+ Books. 300,000 Visitors Had Been Expected
An impressive turnout, as we come to expect at Pakistan’s book fairs, but the books vs technology dichotomy seems sadly still to prevail.
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Indigenous Literature in Bangladesh Struggles Today, But Has A Brighter Tomorrow Thanks To AI
With 77 million people already online in Bangladesh, the infrastructure is in place. The expertise lies just across the border.
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India – Kolkata International Book Fair – 2.7 million visitors. $3 million sales
The confirmed figure are in keeping with realistic expectations, although a far cry from the crazy numbers (more than 5 million) the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was predicting when opening the event.
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Bangladesh – The Shaheed Abu Sayeed Book Fair Commemorates A Student Killed In Last Year’s Protests
Hopefully this event will be a feature of the publishing calendar going forward.
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Hearing in Copyright Case Against OpenAI Brought by Indian Publishers Set for March
The prevailing opinion is that OpenAI’s objection to Indian jurisdiction, citing that its servers are based in the US, will not hold water.
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India – Indian Express Interviews HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray
Yeah, if only they hadn’t invented television and movies and football and cricket and music and all those other distractions that have suddenly become such a problem for publishers.
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Briefing: Police Request for Pre-Approval of Books at Bangladesh Ekushey Boi Mela
I’m sure the newly-seated IPA President, Gvantsa Jobava, will be addressing this development, that impacts more than 170 million people in this wonderful South Asian country.
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India’s Kolkata International Book Fair: A Publishing Professional’s Guide
TNPS regulars will know how enchanted I am by India’s vibrant book fairs and festivals, and none more so than Kolkata.
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Publishing Advisory: PublisHer at the New Delhi World Book Fair
India is the most exciting publishing prospect on the planet.
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India – Germany will be the focus country at the 48th International Kolkata Book Fair
Kolkata is the biggest public-facing industry event in India, typically attracting footfall of over two million.
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